Today
Monday September 14 2026
- Day of the year
- 257/ 365
- Week
- 382,026
- Days left
- 10870%
- Moon
- 14%Waxing crescent
Today is Monday, September 14, 2026. It is day 257 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 108 remain, and 70% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 38.
What's celebrated on this date
No United Nations international day falls on this date.
Coming up
- September 15International Day of Democracy
- September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- September 21International Day of Peace
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- True Crossconcept of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified
- Aelia Flaccilla4th-century Roman empress
- Maternus of CologneRoman-Catholic saint and Bishop and founder of the diocese of Tongeren.
- Albert of VercelliBishop and canon lawyer
- NotburgaPeasant, Apostle of the Poor and Austrian saint
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Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Length of day
- 12h 31m−3 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Summer
began on June 21, 2026
Next season
Autumn — 8 days, September 22, 2026 (September equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Columbus Day — October 12, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 14%
Moon age : 3.5 days
- Next full moon
- September 26, 2026
- Next new moon
- October 10, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Virgo
until September 23, 2026 — Libra
Zodiac dates are an astrological convention, not the Sun's actual position among the constellations. The astronomy above is measured; this is not.
On this day in history
1180
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan. Wikipedia
1812
Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city. Wikipedia
1814
Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. Wikipedia
1829
The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War. Wikipedia
1901
U.S. president William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Wikipedia
1911
Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot by Dmitry Bogrov while attending a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tale of Tsar Saltan at the Kiev Opera House, in the presence of Tsar Nicholas II. Wikipedia
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1960
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. Wikipedia
1999
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. Wikipedia
2003
In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union. Wikipedia
2015
The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day September 14
- 1580Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish poet and politician (died 1645)
- 1769Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (died 1859)
- 1804John Gould, English ornithologist and illustrator (died 1881)
- 1913Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (died 1971)
- 1920Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
- 1936Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
- 1937Renzo Piano, Italian architect and engineer, designed The Shard and The New York Times Buildingturns 89 years
- 1978Ron DeSantis, American politician, 46th Governor of Floridaturns 48 years
Died on this day September 14
- 407John Chrysostom, Byzantine archbishop and saint (born 347)aged 58 years
- 1321Dante Alighieri, Italian writer (born 1265)aged 56 years
- 1523Pope Adrian VI (born 1459)aged 64 years
- 1538Henry III of Nassau-Breda (born 1483)aged 55 years
- 1712Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (born 1625)aged 87 years
- 1852Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1769)aged 83 years
- 1901William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (born 1843)aged 58 years
- 1982Grace Kelly, American-Monegasque actress; Princess of Monaco (born 1929)aged 53 years
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
The day in words
In New York the sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:07, giving 12h 31m of daylight — 3 minutes less than yesterday. It has been summer since June 21, 2026; autumn opens in 8 days, on September 22, 2026 (September equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 14% illuminated. The next full moon falls on September 26, 2026 and the next new moon on October 10, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches September 14 to True Cross, Aelia Flaccilla and Maternus of Cologne.
No United Nations international day falls on September 14. The next one on the calendar is International Day of Democracy, on September 15.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan (1180); Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow (1812). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
Francisco de Quevedo was born on September 14, 1580; John Chrysostom died on September 14, 407.
102 days remain until Christmas and 109 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — September 14 falls under the sign of Virgo.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 70%
- of the year elapsed
- 102
- until Christmas
- 109
- until New Year
- 533
- until the next 29 February
2026 — Common year (365 days)
Work with dates
Sources
Every block on this page names where its data comes from. Nothing here is generated when the source is silent.
- United Nations — International Days— What's celebrated today
- Wikidata (P841)— Saints and name days · CC0 1.0
- Wikipedia (en)— On this day in history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26